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TIE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEM-
ply sAyoBED WITH THREE REPORTS DY ITS

TIE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN GENERAL ASSEM-.
ply sAyoBED WITH THREE REPORTS DY ITS
COMMITTEE.
ST.. LOUIS, May % tspeciaD'-The fourth days Sos
sion OF the General Assembly Of the Southern Pres.
byterian Church marked the approach Of the ailm,
portant question. organic union. Another telegram
was received from the Northern Assemb in session
in Omaha, declaring that 1t desired organic union and
had adopted the declarations OF the Missouri Synod OF
tho Southern Church on the spirituality of the Press
byterian Church The telegram referred to the
special committee organic union. A few minutes
later the clmtcee announced that 1t ready
mort The committee has twenty-six members and
there were three reports. majority report OF six,
tesn members, minority report of nine and report
BIZ one the writer desiring to vote With either Of
the others The majority report favored organic
union The report after setting forth that the Mis-
souri,, Arkansas and Alabama Sy nod. and eight pres.
byteries had petitioned for orgsgie ynion, says
y Your committee recommend that committee Of
Eve mubter and five ruling elders. with the h.odsra
tor of this Assembly added thereto as chairman be-
eSpsr like that the
ssmbly may appoint concerning sthe whole subject VI
organic union cooperative union and aay other sela-
be directed to report the result OF the joint conference
the General Assembly Of its meeting IN May, 1858.
for approval or disapproval and that the committee
be instructed to take and maintain the following posi-
tion The nero ptsnce OF the common standards
OF church, confession OF fath shorter and larger
does sn not in our TORN int
terpretatlop Of standards which athrms and en-
phasizes the purely spiritual nature Of Christs king
dom and torbids her egislating upon political aud
civil matters Is the only true basis OF union,"
The minority report opposed orgsnio union on the
ground that the churches pot agreed on matters OF
policy or principle The whole question " as made
a special order Tor toporrow morning. IN the alter
noon the question Of work among colored people
came up and il was decided TO put forth vigorous
effort In organizing colored churches.
WORK AMONG THE FREEDMEN.
OMAHA, Neb, May 23.-fn the Presbyterian Assembly
today the Rev. Dr. W. @ Burchard from the Committee
on Missions for Oreedmch, reported 217 churches $50
missionaries and 1889 members The total dsburae-
ments for the year werel 22s 10 The receipts were
SIIs297 67 It was decided TO amend the charter OF the
Boaole University Charlotte n c. combining educator
there to cooted folks.
COOPERATION IN PRESBYTERIAN MISSIONS
PHILADELPHIA. May as (Specal. In the Generaisynod
of the Reformed Presbyterian Church to-day, the action
OF the General Assembly Of the Presbyterian Church OF
the United States OF America, at Minneapolis last year
asking all Presbyterian bodies to cooperate In mission
work was read and the Revs W. II. Galley d. Steele and
Elder Hugh McCoins were appointed committee 70 re-
port upon the matter Marrtssn 81 Ciar Soup W. iii'
nos was selected the place OF meeting VI the on
| the third Wednesday In May, 1855.